Taking a consent for surgery in private practice can be tricky. In this episode I will discuss what factors to consider when taking a consent for surgery in private practice.

We only have 168 hours in a week.How we utilize this time will determine how successful we can be in private practice. I will first give you my experience managing my time as an obstetrician and gynaecologist and then give you some advice as to how you could maximize your time to achieve your goals in life.

A junior specialist recently asked me “How do you deal with complications: the shame, the gossip, the emotional discouragement and the potential litigation?” This is a topic that we   doctors often do not talk about because it exposes our weaknesses and makes us vulnerable in the eyes of the public and our colleagues. In this podcast I will be talking about how to cope with all the emotional problems that may occur when a complication occurs during surgery. 

In this interview Dr. Muruga Vadivale will share his experience working for the Pharma Industry for 25 years. He will give advise to doctors thinking of moving to work for Pharmaceutical companies. 

In this interview I will be asking Prof Lokman Saim, Dean of the KPJ Healthcare University College the challenges he faced in starting a Masters Programme in the Private Hospitals in Malaysia as well of the future of such programmes in other private hospitals in Malaysia. 

Most of us working in private practice will know that the whole private practice will not work without medical insurance. Today I am fortunate to speak to Dr. Prema Sundaralingam, a medical doctor who works for the insurance industry. She will not only answer how is it to work for an insurance company but also how the medical insurance industry works and how it supports Private Practice in Malaysia. 

Medical insurance is an important and integral part of private practice in Malaysia. Almost all patients seen in the private sector have medical insurance. In this podcast I will explore the advantages as well as the challenges faced by doctors and the public when the use medical insurance to get treatment in private hospitals

In this episode I will be speaking to Dr Naveen Rajadurai, Consultant Radiologist and subspecialist in Musculoskeletal Radiology at Damansara Specialist Hospital. The KPJ university also runs a Masters in Radiology programme and Dr Naveen is a teacher and trainer of Master Students in Radiology

This is part 2 of the interview with Dr Ho Hon Lian Consultant ENT specialist at Ampang Puteri Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. In this second part, I will be asking him what happens after he has passed his Masters exam and how he obtained his NSR and became a consultant ENT specialist at Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital.

We know that many junior contract doctors will be out of job soon. Many of them who want to become specialist have to find alternative ways to get training. I believe that the private sector can also take on this challenge of training specialist in private hospitals.

In this Podcas, I will be talking to Dr. Ho Hon Lin Consultant ENT at Ampang Puteri Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Dr Ho was trained to be an ENT specialist in private hospitals owned by the KPJ group. This podcast is divided into 2 parts. In this part 1, I will be asking Dr. Ho about his training to become a specialist in private hospitals. In the second part I will be asking him what happens after he has passed his Masters exam and how he became a consultant.